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Network Culture Challenge
by Jessica Holyoke Cory Ondrejka and Doctor Ludovico recently announced the Network Culture Challenge from the International Island sim. The University of Southern California’s Network Culture Project, in conjunction with the MacArthur Foundation, is inviting the residents of Second Life to imagine new ways that virtual worlds can be used to make contributions to the [...]
Full StoryIRS Says Virtual Greeters Are Real Employees
Electric Sheep Company VP Giff Constable confirms IRS ruling by Pixeleen Mistral, National Affairs desk Misty and Maia are employees – not contractors This weekend, the Second Life Herald learned that the Internal Revenue Serivce has ruled the greeters employed by the Electric Sheep Company for the CSI:NY metaverse/television cross promotional event are ESC employees [...]
Full StoryJustine Babii — Post 6 Grrrrl
[I have very mixed emotions about this particular feature - it marks the end of an era. One of the all-time sexiest avatars in SL, a great friend, and an amazing photographer is posing as a Post 6 Grrrrl - the Herald's highest honor for avatar art. Sadly, this is also Justine's retirement . Despite [...]
Full StoryMinnu Model Skins PhotoSourced from Renderosity???
Metaverse shocker — pirated skins being sold in SL!!! by Tenshi Vielle, fabulous fashionista – courtesy of shoppingcartdisco Do you remember a while back, when we were talking about “what ifs” regarding stolen content across virtual worlds? I think the best case has to be Renderosity.com artists’ work being bought then redistributed without their permission [...]
Full StoryJenn Villota: The Artist as a Young Av
Interview with a new and upcoming artist by Kris Dibou When I saw the pics for Jenn Villota’s gallery opening, I could not turn my head, nor scroll away. The thought passed through my head that I was in Rod Serling’s Night Gallery, X-rated editor’s cut. Indeed, it appeared that there were demons here, now [...]
Full StoryFashion Advice for the Penniless Girl
by Lavinia Carver Noobs. Everyone’s been there at least once in their second life. And we all know that when we start, you have NOTHING. Unless you are extremely happy with the noob look, then you’re both broke and ugly. Fashion in SL can be such a delicate thing, what may look good in a [...]
Full StoryReaction to Dissention Weekend Attacks
A sense of ennui By Tillery Woodhen Car stalls due to black cube rain Sunday’s attacks by DiSSENTiON knocked out many sims, often trapping residents in lagged sims, crashing neighborhoods and limiting teleports. But, in spot conversations with those affected, no one really got angry. Annoyed, absolutely. But not raging. A few people, like one [...]
Full StoryLeveling Up In The Game of Second Life
Is Plexus Linden hoping for a new griefing flava while protecting SL residents from those who would do them harm? by Pixeleen Mistral, National Affairs desk “SL combat groups fight each other in their bases…who does that? I want to design a combat system that will work in non-combat areas – real armies and groups [...]
Full StorySlexchange ATM Script Cracked?
Secret requested when Secret is unknown by Pixeleen Mistral, National Affairs desk UPDATE: According to über-scripter Day Oh, the bytecode/scripting exploit described in this story is real, but was fixed a month ago. Mr. Oh told the Herald that when crossing between regions, sometimes sims would randomly send sim-to-sim packets to clients. If scripts need [...]
Full StoryFlagging Virtual World Provider Linden Lab Now to Flag Content
By Prokofy Neva, Kremlindenologist Second Life residents in some select groups like SLDev were alarmed this morning to discover that in addition to nerfing traffic, and pitting residents against each other to police their “avatar rendering costs,” the Lindens are planning on instituting a system to flag objectionable content on SL parcels via search results. [...]
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